Tag: donation
Some Heavy Weekend Reading
If you’re interested in doing some reading over the weekend, you might take home this new report, released yesterday by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office. The report focuses on whether […]
Football: It Could Maybe Be Cool
Despite the fact that I went to a Big 10 school, I’m not a huge football fan. Maybe it’s ‘cuz I grew up in Portland, where all we ever had […]
Win A New TV With Project:PLASMA
The fall TV season is just around the corner and OTC is simply buzzing with excitement. We can’t wait to see more over-the-top action on Lost, more grumpy life-saving on […]
32 Gallons Of Blood Donated…But Not All At Once
Gerald Doran of Phoenix (that’s southern Oregon, not Arizona) has saved more than 750 lives. Yep, you read that right…750 LIVES. Just this month, the hero donated his 257th unit […]
Follow-Up: Where Did Our Blood Go?
Remember our new friend Joe? And how he thought he might be able to tell us where our blood went, post-donation? Well, he let us know and it’s GOOD. We […]
Fastest Man Helps China Earthquake Survivors
The Olympic games may have come to an end, but they haven’t been without a lot of excitement along the way. One of the most impressive feats to come out […]
Blog-Off 2008: Rated “R” For An Abundance Of Outrageous Gore
So today’s Blog-Off challenge is a tough one — write something for our work blog that is actually NSFW — Not Safe For Work. And, boy, were we up for […]
Those Blood Folks Sure Are Funny…
Here’s a joke, courtesy of Hospital Services: Q: Why are platelets always in a bad mood?A: Because they’re constantly agitated! Evidently this is what happens when you spend too much […]
New Mom Saved With Local Blood
When you donate blood, you don’t get the chance to know where it actually ends up. Generally speaking, donors aren’t doing it for the glory…the reward is the warm, fuzzy […]
Where will our blood go?
So this is why our Blog Off entry was posted so late today. Lise and I were giving blood at the Family and Friends blood drive this morning, and it […]